[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 60888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25856]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0061]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for Regional Center Under the
Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
December 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. All submissions
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0061 in the subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number
(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not
accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov or call
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800)
767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on September 13, 2018 at 83 FR 46508, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS received one comment in connection
with the 60-day notice.
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2007-0046 in the search box. Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Regional Center
under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-924 and Form I-924A; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals representing any
economic unit, public or private, in the United States that is involved
with promoting economic growth. This collection will be used by such
individuals to ask USCIS to be designated as a regional center under
the Immigrant Investor Program, to request an amendment to a previously
approved regional center designation, or to demonstrate continued
eligibility for designation as a regional center under the Immigrant
Investor Program.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection Form I-924
is 420 and the estimated hour burden per response is 51 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Form I-924A is 900 and the estimated hour burden per response is 14
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information
collection Form I-924A compliance review is 40 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 24 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection Form I-924A site visit is 40
and the estimated hour burden per response is 16 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 35,620 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $1,403,600.
Dated: November 21, 2018.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-25856 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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